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Super Mario dropkicks markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... MFIs domiciled in the euro area under a new covered bond purchase programme (CBPP3)" starting in October - told you, I and Irene that, "The detailed modalities of these programmes will be announced after the Governing Council meeting of 2 October 2014". ...

Someone mentioned the "S-word" on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014

Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... Scotland). Last week there was China too - all the nasties were out - indicators pointing to a (yikes) slowdown. You, I and Irene became afraid, very afraid. Until, and as expected, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), according to sina.com, implements ...

"Considerable time", is it a-changin'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... these words are the words "considerable" and "time" - the words Aunt Janet Yellen had been consistently promising you, I and Irene about the when the fed funds rate would move. It was there last time the Federal Open Market Committee met in July: "The ...

A tale of two A's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... worked?), and of course, of course, speculation that the Fed and the BOE's are going for liftoff sooner than you, I and Irene expect which, in turn, would prompt unwinding of carry trades. And oh, there's also a case of investor positioning ahead of ...

Super Mario to the rescue (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... 0.2%); and, lowering the marginal lending facility rate to 0.3%. No one expected this. Not after the Mario told you, I and Irene back in June - when the ECB last cut rates - that, "for all practical purposes, we have reached the lower bound". Never mind ...

Easy money to fill in the slack at the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... little digs. But in a way, the pooh-bahs repeating and reiterating their known known policy stances gives Virginia, I and Irene comfort that global liquidity will remain free-flowing - almost free in the US and Britain and will be flowing more (sooner ...

Fear me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... relating these to financial market anxiety, a closer look at the markets' fear gauge - the VIX index - tells you, I and Irene differently. The VIX index dropped by 16.6% at the end of last week's trade "due to easing geo-political tensions" to a reading ...

US/EU v Russia's lose-lose is China's win-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... because I could not imagine that both are stupid enough to nuke the entire chessboard). A stalemate that'll leave you, I and Irene poorer in the process. Nah, I'm not referring to the market correction that this could precipitate if the big boys get ...

Punishing Putin (harder)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... since January 2008. Couldn't be Aunt Janet. She's expected to announce the Fed's continued benevolence towards you, I and Irene after the conclusion of the FOMC's two-day meeting later tonight. Putin knows it. In fact, on 17 July -- fresh from attending ...